A future Supreme Court decision that correctly asserted that the right to bear arms was solely dependent on the establishment of a well-regulated militia chartered to secure a free state. Like Switzerland.

That's when the guns would start getting used.

by Anonymous

reply 9

11/09/2013

A drummed up police action in response to a faux coup in "lawless Mexico"

by Anonymous

reply 10

11/09/2013

No, R10, we'd never go to war over going to war with Mexico.

by Anonymous

reply 11

11/09/2013

yeah, it's going to be water.

by Anonymous

reply 13

11/09/2013

R12, so far R9 and R5 present the most likely scenarios (well, aside from the Helen Lawson comeback).

by Anonymous

reply 14

11/09/2013

I'll make it simpler, R12. If the 2nd amendment were correctly interpreted so that guns are legal only for participating in national guard, military, or other organized militias. Not private use.

by Anonymous

reply 15

11/09/2013

How would water shortages cause a civil war? I can't envision that scenario.

by Anonymous

reply 16

11/09/2013

"How would water shortages cause a civil war? I can't envision that scenario."

Just don't fuck with the 1%'s supply of Evian.

by Anonymous

reply 17

11/09/2013

Ann Romney herself is a justifiable cause for civil unrest

by Anonymous

reply 18

11/09/2013

R16, given that's the most COMMON scenario worldwide already, I'm not sure how you can't envision it.

Most wars are fought over resources.

by Anonymous

reply 19

11/09/2013

Inequitable distribution of wealth

by Anonymous

reply 20

11/09/2013

Watch World War Z, that's what it will be like

by Anonymous

reply 21

11/09/2013

[quote]A future Supreme Court decision that correctly asserted that the right to bear arms was solely dependent on the establishment of a well-regulated militia chartered to secure a free state. Like Switzerland.

Isn't military service compulsory in Switzerland? And they're required to keep a weapon at home. I fail to see how this would change much here.

by Anonymous

reply 22

11/09/2013

r19, the U.S. is not the world. The eastern half of the U.S. has plenty of water. For a civil war over resources, you need two factions of the country fighting over it.

Is California going to send its militia to the Great Lakes?

by Anonymous

reply 23

11/10/2013

It won't be a civil war it will just be a gradual slide toward breaking up and then when it hits it will be speedy and relatively peaceful like the USSR. Different cultures and beliefs are being more etched in stone and resentment builds.

Pretty soon states will begin holding back revenues. Refusing to participate in federal programs. Dealing with immigration on their own. Using their own state supreme courts to justify nullification. A congress and its federal offices unable to act on anything. You will never have enough manpower to enforce everything. A president really only welcome in a few areas of the country like the Northeast, California, and a few urban centers.

Wow all of that is kind of happening now. I say within 15 years the slide towards a breakup will be undeniable. Probably five separate countries to emerge.

by Anonymous

reply 24

11/10/2013

In a word, "Follies".

by Anonymous

reply 25

11/10/2013

Still not seeing it, r24.

by Anonymous

reply 26

11/10/2013

The US is far, far too assimilated now possibly to have a civil war. However, I could imagine an insurrection or complete cultural disintegration as a result of an accident which disrupted food for more than 6 hours.

by Anonymous

reply 27

11/10/2013

5 separate countries? That wouldn't last long. If an area had resources, somebody would want to take them. When does the rest of the world walk in if the US is in a weakened state?

I do think you can quickly have a civil war if a small, armed group with some ties to larger issues wants one.

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